For those looking to go outside and enjoy a beautiful spring day, keep in mind that Connecticut is attracting more and more ticks, and those ticks are carrying more and ...

Climate change and growing deer populations have helped Lyme disease proliferate in New England. But there are several ways ...

May marks Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time to learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from tick bites. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through the bite of infected ...

Tick season has arrived in Illinois. While there are around 15 different known species in Illinois, experts warn that there ...

In today’s Health Alert, tick season is back and so is the threat of Lyme disease. But, there is good news on the medical ...

Tularemia, which can affect humans and pets, found in central Illinois after weeks of reports of ill and dead squirrels in nearby Urbana.

There’s also the Powassan Virus. Amanda Bakken, an Epidemiologist with Health and Human Services, said there are three types ...

A University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill modeling study suggests that wild-habitat disruption may be contributing to the increasing US prevalence of Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a tick-borne ...

Emergency department visits for tick bites have increased across Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of ...

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the charity, Lyme Disease UK, is urging the public to look out for these dangerous arachnids which may ...